Deuterocanonical Books
Scripture or apocrypha? The books whose canonical status divides the churches
The deuterocanonical books, such as Tobit, Wisdom, and Maccabees, are writings received as Scripture by some Christian traditions but not others. Found in the Septuagint and viewed with reservation by Jerome, they were later affirmed at Trent. Their status is contested: Catholics and the Orthodox regard them as canonical, with Orthodox lists varying in extent, while Protestants regard them as apocrypha, valuable but not authoritative Scripture.
How it traveled
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
Key passages(13)
A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed · Rufinus of Aquileia
Expositions on the Book of Psalms · Augustine of Hippo
Letters of Athanasius with Two Ancient Chronicles of His Life · Athanasius of Alexandria
The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea
The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of Ephesus · The Ecumenical Councils
The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea
Letters of St. Augustin · Augustine of Hippo
The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea
The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea